On Sunday, June 21, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., the Calhoun County Historical Commission will dedicate the Sunlight Girls Club Historical Marker at 600 Alice Wilkins Street (corner Wilkins & Ann) in Port Lavaca.

The Sunlight Girls Club was founded January 19, 1960 by Naomi B. Chase, an educator who had concerns for black students adjusting to school integration. Granted a charter on January 17, 1966, the Club was provided a clubhouse by the Calhoun County School District in the Wilkins School cafeteria.

The Sunlight Girls Club objectives were: to bridge the gap of integration; to discourage dropouts; to instill and promote finer womanhood; to instill principles of honesty, fair play, and justice; to develop good character through precepts and examples; to promote leadership and complete high school and strive toward higher education; and to provide scholarships for furtherance of education.
Approximately 312 girls were members of the Sunlight Girls Club within its 40 years of existence. Today, many of them have received higher educations and serve as leaders in the communities where they reside.

A Texas Historical marker for the Sunlight Girls Club provides an important historical integration record and emphasizes the willingness of young women to achieve their full potential.
Read the full story of the Sunlight Girls Club at:

 calhouncountyhc.org (click on Historical Markers)